Today:Early fog in the far southwest clears quickly. Most areas stay dry with sunshine and variable cloud, though northern and northeastern regions may see isolated showers. Light winds overall, ...

Estuaries are at the bottom of the freshwater drainage network and, effectively, are a part of it. This means that every time we act to protect and enhance streams and rivers we are also benefiting ...

Plastic bags, baby food packaging, microplastics, medical waste, shoes and other items of clothing have been found lining some of the beaches and rivers of the Western Cape. After weeks of heavy rains ...

Trump says he spoke to Sen. Lindsey Graham shortly before he died ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Microplastics (MPs)─i.e., plastic particles less than 5 mm in length─are becoming a ...

This paper studies an economy specialized in fisheries facing a rising marine litter problem. We present a dynamic optimization model to explain the mechanism through which marine litter causes ...

When Crown Prince Akihito visited Chicago on October 3, 1960, his sole request was to visit Shedd Aquarium. Then Mayor Richard J. Daley, an avid angler, presented the prince with a gift that he ...

According to United Nations, 6.4 million tons of anthropogenic litter end up in the oceans every year. The majority of this litter (up to 83% according to some sources) is plastics. Continental ...

Throughout history, humans traveling the world have brought plants and animals around with them—often intentionally, sometimes unwittingly. When these non-native species take root in new ecosystems ...

Humans are pattern seekers. It’s how we’ve always made sense of the world: Our ancestors wouldn’t have survived if they hadn’t realized that plants tend to flourish after rainfall or that sabertooth ...